Lyn Shea - Recommended Reading    Here are some of the most interesting and maybe unusual reads for bookworms everywhere. A lot of the books we choose may never make the best seller list - or not in the author’s lifetime - and some are already on there! But a good book is a diamond of immense proportion. For anyone who enjoys reading there are no boundaries to what might be enjoyable. So go ahead and enjoy. ‘Rosetta’ Barbara Ewing Published by Sphere (I.S.B.N 978-0-7515-3761-1) This is period writing at it’s most superlative. This already accomplished author canot put a foot wrong. Described by the Sunday Times as ‘a delightful plum pudding of a historical novel’ it has the kind of plot and storyline that cannot be summed up in synopsis without cheating the book of it’s full merit. Set around the time of the French revolution and onwards it centres on the interest the British and the French showed in the excavations of ancient Egypt and the Rosetta stone, the lives of two young English women and their subsequent journey to Cairo and their struggle to be free of oppressive filial and family manipulations. If you like Egypt and you like the history of the late 1700’s and the early 1800’s it is not to be missed. ‘Pillion Riders’ Elisabeth Russell Taylor Published by Virago (I.S.B.N 1-84408-123-0) This is an exquisite tale by an accomplished writer. If you like France and you like realism in relationships this is for you. Set in the fifties in London, Paris and rural France it saunters through the enlightened memoirs of an elderly woman married off when young to a wealthy and older friend of her father who soon after meets an aspiring composer and runs off with him. The style is sleek and no words are wasted (though it may be best to skip the ponderous and unnecessary introduction ). The narrative is honed to sharpness and captures the atmosphere and the unpretentious storyline. ‘Set in Stone’ Robert Goddard Published by Corgi (I.S.B.N 0-552-14601-3) A masterly piece of story telling combining mystery, murder and a touch of conspiracy espionage This is a thriller in the classic sense, but with the warmth of relationship and love running through it. The plot and the twists make for a page turner, and the bonus is that the characters are warm, contemporary and highly likeable. The narrative is intimate and the attitudes believable. It’s not often that a writer is able to link two genres and do it successfully but when it happens it is a gem worthy of a read. ‘Diamonds and Daisies’ Bernadette Strachen Published by Hodder (I.S.B.N. 978-0-340-89804-8) Dripping with with wit and extremely funny dialogue, the pithy insights into human nature and the perceptive narrative lift this book from mere comedy to excellent story telling. Essentially the kind of novel that someone could turn into a popular film it is the kind of book that anyone might enjoy. Easy on the ear and persuasive in storyline it centres around three young women sharing a flat in London. If you read it in public places beware of a spontaneous bursts of laughter. ‘Ruso and the Disappearing Dancing Girls’ R.S. Downie Published by Penguin (I.S.B.N 978-0-141-02725-8) Set in Roman Britain AD 117 this book is written in contemporary style. A mystery and a love story it is wry and down to earth. This author could well have the makings of a cult figure in his earnest and likeable young doctor from the 20th Roman Legion in Britain. - overworked, stressed and besieged by exploitive officialdom. It pulls you in gradually and takes a meandering pace which has deceptive depth and next thing you’re hooked. ‘The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets’ Eva Rice Published by Headline Books (I.S.B.N. 0-7553-2550-8) 1950’s in an England still recovering from the second world war, this is the story of an English girl and her eccentric family and her unconventional friends - the start of the rock ‘n roll era and Elvis Presley’s rise to fame! It is enchanting and original and capable of appealing to all ages of females. If you remember the 50’s it’s a bonus but if you don’t it won’t matter. An age when trains were reliable and tea shops were everywhere. NON-FICTION ‘The Holographic Universe’ Michael Talbot Published by Harper Collins (I.S.B.N 978-0-586-09171-5) This is not a new book - it’s been around since the early 90’s but the information it deals with is still very contemporary. Expanding on the work of Quantum Physicists David Bohm and Karl Pribram, Talbot reveals the exact depth of one of the most radical theories about our universe. That it’s holographic. This is a serious work and how, and the research is flawless. A heavy read if you don’t have the stomach for it, but if your liking is for the new cosmological sciences it is unmissable. The author has the most extraordinary patience and clarity into subjects ranging from obe’s and pk activity to the works of Swedenborg and the modern mystics and psychologists. ** If you arrived at this page via a search engine and would like a sample online tarot reading from lyn, click the link below. www.Tarot-Online.net or vist Lyn Shea's Astrology siter www.perceptivity.co.uk